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MAIL-#Boxf SPECIFICATION rormingpart of' Lettere Patent No. 651,958, date June 19, 1900.

To all whom t ntcty' concern): i i

Be it known that I., GEORGIJTREVETT, a citizen of the United States,l residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara andk State making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of mail-boxes especially adapted for individual use at houses and offices; and the object thereof is to provide a simple and effective box of this character adapted for the reception of mail or other written matter, also,

for newspapers, the box being particularly adapted for lawyers or doctors oflices and especially useful as an indoor house mail-box.

The invention consists in a mail-box constructed substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of a mail-box constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation thereof; Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of the hinged cover; Fig. 4, a similar view of the indicator; Fig. 5, a sectional view of the upper portion of the box, showing theinterior thereof; Fig. 6, a detail perspective view of the paper-rack.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the mail-box, of any suitable form and construction and of any preferred size. Said box is found desirable, being provided with an information-plate B. This plateV is disposed on an incline to serve as a desk for the person calling to write a message or memoranda when found necessary, and the plate is locked in position by means of, a suitable lock ct, and whenunlocked the information-plate may be removedfrom the box.

The information-plate B may be of any desirable construction, with movable strips Z7 c d e containing suitable lettering thereon, as required, whereby certain letters and figures. may be brought in line with theopenings in the plate to give the required information to the caller. In describing this informationplate and its connections I Wish it understood that the plate may be variously modisages and notas an office-indicator. fore the information-plate, with its attach# ments, may be dispensed with.

(ANo model.)

box ora box to receive temporary written mes- There- Near the upper end of the box A is a longitudinal opening f, through which the mail or other Written matter may be deposited in the box, a cover C closing the opening when not in use. This cover C, I term a gravitating swinging cover,77 as it closes automatically when released by the person depositing the mail or other written matter through the opening f: This cover O may be constructed of metal, wood, or any other material found most desirable and is either hinged, pivoted, or connected to thebox in any suitable and well-known manner that will admit of it being depressed or brought to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, a thumb-piece g being provided for convenience in depressing or lowering the cover to expose the opening f when desired to deposit the mail or other written matter. Upon the inner side of the cover C and near one end thereof is a push device D, of any suitable form and construction, which is designed to act against the vertical arm g of the horizontal indicator-rod E, which extends through a hole in the front of the box A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. When the outer end of the indicator-rod E is in position shown in full lines of Fig. 2 of the drawings, it indicates that the cover C has not been touched or depressed by, any one for the purpose of depositing any mail or written matter in the box; but should the cover be operated for the above purpose the push device D rises with the depression of the cover C and comes in contact with th'e arm 77. and forces the indicator out to the position shown in full lines of Fig. 1 and in dotted lines of Fig. 2 of the drawings, thus indicating that mail or other written matter has been deposited in the box, and by unlocking the information-plate B and removing thesame access to the interior of the box is obtained for the purpose of removing the contents.

I provide for the box a simple newspaper` rack, (shown at F and in detail in Fig. 6 of the drawings,) which rack is constructed of lOO wire and is so formed as' to provide.' a supf port and hanger for the box to secure it to the door. The rack F has two horizontal supports t' extending rearwardly and terminating in upwardly-projecting hangers k, with eyes or hooks Z at their upper extremities to adapt them to engage with va nail or screw. The supports e' extend under the projecting edges of the top m of the mail-box A to suspend the box when the hangers are engaged withthe nail or screw or other like object on the door or other place where the box is to be placed. It will therefore` be seen that the newspaper'- rack as it is constructed serves three distinct' purposes-wiz., a newspaper-rack, as upport for the inail-box, and also a hanger therefor.

Having now fully described my invention, f

what'l claim as new, and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent, is-

. 1. The combination with a mail-.box of a newspaper-rack having rearwardlyextending horizontal supports to engage with the,

top of the box,v said supports terminating in rear end to act in connection with the push.

device, Aan information-plate removablypsecured to the box and disposed on an incline to serve as a desk, and a paper-rack and hanger conneetingwith the top of the box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.`

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the-presence of two witnesses; p GEORGE T REVETT.

p Witnesses: SMITH,

J. R. PHELPS. 

